EE330 Final F12

1) For the figures shown above, determine the voltages V1 V8.

+15V

+15V

+15V

I1
R3

R6
V2

R1
V1
R2

V5

R5
V4

Q1

V7
V6

Q2

Q3
R7

V8

V3

R8

R4

Given:

= 50

VBE = 0.7 V

= 0.98

VCESAT = 0.3 V

Keep voltage calculations accurate to 10 mV !!!!

Note: is NOT = 1, and the base current IB is not negligible !!!!
R1 thru R6 put Q1 and Q2 into saturation !!! fix
R1 = 10K

R2 = 10K

R5 = 35K

R6 = 3 K

R7 = 40K

R8 = 500

R3 = 1 K

R4 = 500

I1 = 1.5 mA

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2) For the circuit shown below, determine the following small-signal parameters:
a) Rin

b) Rout

Given: = 100,

= 1,

c) gm
VBE = 0.7 V,

d) Gv
ro = ,

e) Avo
Ro = ,

VT = 25 mV

assume the current source has infinite output impedance

+10 V

5kohm

Vout
5kohm
Rsig
25ohm

1mA

Vsig

-10 V

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3) An NPN transistor of a type whose is specified to range from 50 to 250 is
connected in a circuit with the emitter grounded, collector at +10 V, and a current of
25 A injected into the base.
a) Calculate the range of collector and emitter currents that can result

b) Calculate the maximum power dissipated by the transistor

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4) For the figure shown below, determine the following small signal parameters:
a) Rin

b) vb/vsig

Given: = 100,

c) vout/vb

= 1,

d) vout/vsig

VBE = 0.7 V,

ro = ,

Ro = ,

assume the current source has infinite output impedance

+10 V

5kohm

Vout

1kohm

5kohm
Vsig1

20kohm
1mA

- 10 V

25ohm
RE

e) Av
VT = 25 mV

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5) Repeat (4) above with the RE resistor shown in the figure above replaced with a short
to ground or a zero ohm resistor.